REGISTRATION IS OPEN!  Before you head out for the holidays, visit the
SSP website and secure your seat at the 2012 Librarian Focus Group.

The 8th Annual SSP Librarian Focus Group:  "A Forum for Publishers and
Librarians"

The 2012 meeting features a panel of leading librarians primed and
ready to answer the questions of publishers and industry vendors.

The digital future and managing the continued economic turmoil will be
at the forefront of the discussion along with a range of other topics,
including:

* Trends in pricing and licensing
* Future of authentication
* Challenges of electronic resource preservation
* The state of "open access"
* Growing interest in campus publishing
* Progress in the “just in time” versus the “just in case” library
subscription model

As books reach the digital tipping point and electronic journals
continue to add more functionality, far-reaching decisions are being
made by librarians in regard to their collections. The first "all
electronic" libraries are becoming a reality and more efficient
exchange mechanisms are developing to reduce duplication of
collections.

With double-digit cuts in library budgets inevitable over the next few
years, librarians are becoming increasingly radical in their reactions
to price rises. Necessity is truly the mother of invention, and
surprising new initiatives are being planned and executed within
academic libraries - initiatives that publishers need to be aware of.

Space is limited and this program has historically been a sell-out, so
don't delay in securing your seat.

When & Where:

Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM at the American
Geophysical Union, Washington, DC

Panelists Include:

* Rosa Liu, Manager, Research Library & Information Program, National
Institute of Standards and Technology
* Monica McCormick, Program Officer for Digital Scholarly Publishing,
New York University
* Valerie Ryder, President, Philadelphia SLA Chapter; Director of
Information Strategy, Wolper Subscription Services
* Pam Snelson, College Librarian, Franklin & Marshall College; past
President, ACRL
* Beth Ten Have, Head of Information Services and Director of Library
Academic Partnerships, Drexel University

Meeting Organizers:

* Allyson Mower (University of Utah, Marriott Library)
* Helen Atkins (American Association for Cancer Research)
* Marian Hollingsworth (Thomson Reuters)
* Rich Dodenhoff (American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental
Therapeutics)

Registration*

Early-bird registration fees (by January 13, 2012):

SSP Members: $249
Non-members: $299

Regular registration fees (after January 13, 2012):

SSP Member: $299
Non-member: $349

*Includes refreshment breaks and networking lunch.

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